This list of rivers of Ponce consists of the 14 rivers in the municipality of
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce (, , , ) is both a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.
Ponce, Puerto Rico's most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, was founded on 12 August 1 ...
. Rivers that either originate in the municipality or that run the bulk of their course through said municipality are listed. Except for two rivers, Río Portugués and Río Jacaguas, all other rivers originate and terminate within the boundaries of the municipality of Ponce. This list does not include ''quebradas'' (English:
brook
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s). Only streams recognized as "rivers" by the
United States Geological Survey
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and the
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are included here.
All the rivers in the municipality of Ponce run into one of four river basins that then empty into the
Caribbean Sea
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. These four river basins are:
Río Matilde
Río Matilde is a short river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It forms from the confluence of Rio Pastillo and Rio Canas. Río Matilde is one of the 14 List of rivers of Ponce, rivers in the municipality and, forming at an altitude ...
,
Río Bucaná
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,
Río Inabón
Río Inabón is one of one of the 14 rivers in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. With a length of some , it is Ponce's second longest river after Río Jacaguas. It is fed by the Río Anón, Río Guayo (which itself is fed by the Chiqu ...
, and
Río Jacaguas
Río Jacaguas is a river shared between the municipalities of Ponce and Juana Díaz in Puerto Rico. It flows from north to south, draining into the Caribbean Sea east of the city of Ponce. One of the 14 rivers in the municipality of Ponce, ...
.
Río Pastillo
Río Pastillo is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is also known as Río Marueño in the area of the municipality where it runs through barrio Marueño. Together with Cañas River, Pastillo forms Matilde River. Pastillo ...
and
Río Canas
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merge to form Río Matilde.
Río Blanco,
Río Prieto,
Río San Patricio
San Patricio River (Spanish: Río San Patricio) is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is part of the Bucaná River river system via Cerrillos River. San Patricio is one of the 14 rivers in the municipality.
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San P ...
,
Río Bayagán
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,
Río Cerrillos
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,
Río Chiquito
Chiquito River ( es, Río Chiquito) is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. This river feeds into Río Portugués in the sector called Parras, about north of the intersection of PR-504 and PR-505. It has its origin in the mou ...
, and
Río Portugués
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all run in one manner or other into Río Bucaná.
Río Anon feeds into Río Inabón (
Río Guayo also feeds into Río Inabón, but Río Guayo is not located in the municipality of Ponce). Río Jacaguas is actually shared between the municipalities of Ponce and
Juana Díaz
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, as it forms the boundary between the two municipalities. Various rivers feed into Río Jacaguas, but none of them are located within the municipality of Ponce.
Two rivers, Río Bucaná and Río Portugués, are partially
canalized
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. These canalization occur in parts of the urban area of the city of Ponce. Additionally, two rivers have been dammed: Río Cerrillos was dammed to create the
Cerrillos Lake
Lake Cerrillos (Spanish: Lago Cerrillos) is a man-made lake located in barrio Maragüez, Ponce, Puerto Rico. The lake was finished in 1992 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The main purposes of the reservoir are flood control, water supply ...
, and the damming of Río Portugués is expected to create the Portugués Lake when the project is completed in 2013.
''A pesar de 400 despidos: Continúan obras en Represa Portugués.''
Jason Rodríguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011. The damming of Río Cerrillos occurred north of the point where Río Bayagán feeds into Río Cerrillos but south of where Río San Patricio feeds into Río Cerrillos.
River list summary table
= When the watershed area for a river appears as "Not Applicable", the river is itself part of another river's watershed area.
Listed alphabetically
* Río Anón
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* Rio do Sul, a ...
* Río Bayagán
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* Río Blanco
* Río Bucaná
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Geography Brazil
* Rio de Janeiro
* Rio do Sul, a ...
* Río Canas
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* Río Cerrillos
Cerrillos River (Spanish: Río Cerrillos) is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Río Cerrillos has its origin in barrio Anón and runs south until it feeds into Bucaná River. Río Cerrillos is commonly known by the locals as ...
* Río Chiquito
Chiquito River ( es, Río Chiquito) is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. This river feeds into Río Portugués in the sector called Parras, about north of the intersection of PR-504 and PR-505. It has its origin in the mou ...
* Río Inabón
Río Inabón is one of one of the 14 rivers in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. With a length of some , it is Ponce's second longest river after Río Jacaguas. It is fed by the Río Anón, Río Guayo (which itself is fed by the Chiqu ...
* Río Jacaguas
Río Jacaguas is a river shared between the municipalities of Ponce and Juana Díaz in Puerto Rico. It flows from north to south, draining into the Caribbean Sea east of the city of Ponce. One of the 14 rivers in the municipality of Ponce, ...
* Río Matilde
Río Matilde is a short river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It forms from the confluence of Rio Pastillo and Rio Canas. Río Matilde is one of the 14 List of rivers of Ponce, rivers in the municipality and, forming at an altitude ...
* Río Pastillo
Río Pastillo is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is also known as Río Marueño in the area of the municipality where it runs through barrio Marueño. Together with Cañas River, Pastillo forms Matilde River. Pastillo ...
* Río Portugués
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* Rio de Janeiro
* Rio do Sul, a ...
* Río Prieto
* Río San Patricio
San Patricio River (Spanish: Río San Patricio) is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is part of the Bucaná River river system via Cerrillos River. San Patricio is one of the 14 rivers in the municipality.
Origin
San P ...
Listed from west to east
Listed according to the latitude
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at the mouth of the river:
* Río Pastillo
Río Pastillo is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is also known as Río Marueño in the area of the municipality where it runs through barrio Marueño. Together with Cañas River, Pastillo forms Matilde River. Pastillo ...
- at 66.6404508 W
* Río Canas
Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil.
Rio or Río may also refer to:
Geography Brazil
* Rio de Janeiro
* Rio do Sul, a ...
- at 66.6404508 W
* Río Chiquito
Chiquito River ( es, Río Chiquito) is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. This river feeds into Río Portugués in the sector called Parras, about north of the intersection of PR-504 and PR-505. It has its origin in the mou ...
- at 66.6135062 W
* Río Blanco - at 66.6079505 W
* Río Prieto - at 66.6079505 W
* Río San Patricio
San Patricio River (Spanish: Río San Patricio) is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is part of the Bucaná River river system via Cerrillos River. San Patricio is one of the 14 rivers in the municipality.
Origin
San P ...
- at 66.6068395 W
* Río Bucaná
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* Rio de Janeiro
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- at 66.5998946 W
* Río Bayagán
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* Rio de Janeiro
* Rio do Sul, a ...
- at 66.5857282 W
* Río Matilde
Río Matilde is a short river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It forms from the confluence of Rio Pastillo and Rio Canas. Río Matilde is one of the 14 List of rivers of Ponce, rivers in the municipality and, forming at an altitude ...
- at 66.5798949 W
* Río Portugués
Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil.
Rio or Río may also refer to:
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- at 66.5798949 W
* Río Anón
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Rio or Río may also refer to:
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* Rio de Janeiro
* Rio do Sul, a ...
- at 66.5798949 W
* Río Cerrillos
Cerrillos River (Spanish: Río Cerrillos) is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Río Cerrillos has its origin in barrio Anón and runs south until it feeds into Bucaná River. Río Cerrillos is commonly known by the locals as ...
- at 66.5798949 W
* Río Inabón
Río Inabón is one of one of the 14 rivers in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. With a length of some , it is Ponce's second longest river after Río Jacaguas. It is fed by the Río Anón, Río Guayo (which itself is fed by the Chiqu ...
- at 66.5582270 W
* Río Jacaguas
Río Jacaguas is a river shared between the municipalities of Ponce and Juana Díaz in Puerto Rico. It flows from north to south, draining into the Caribbean Sea east of the city of Ponce. One of the 14 rivers in the municipality of Ponce, ...
- at 66.5393380 W
Listed from south to north
This lists the rivers in order of their longitude
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or, roughly, where the river's mouth is relative to the Ponce shore:
0 km from shore (mouth at
Caribbean Sea
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)
* Río Matilde
Río Matilde is a short river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It forms from the confluence of Rio Pastillo and Rio Canas. Río Matilde is one of the 14 List of rivers of Ponce, rivers in the municipality and, forming at an altitude ...
* Río Bucaná
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* Rio do Sul, a ...
* Río Inabón
Río Inabón is one of one of the 14 rivers in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. With a length of some , it is Ponce's second longest river after Río Jacaguas. It is fed by the Río Anón, Río Guayo (which itself is fed by the Chiqu ...
* Río Jacaguas
Río Jacaguas is a river shared between the municipalities of Ponce and Juana Díaz in Puerto Rico. It flows from north to south, draining into the Caribbean Sea east of the city of Ponce. One of the 14 rivers in the municipality of Ponce, ...
Up to 1 km from shore
* Río Pastillo
Río Pastillo is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is also known as Río Marueño in the area of the municipality where it runs through barrio Marueño. Together with Cañas River, Pastillo forms Matilde River. Pastillo ...
- at 18.0019106 N
* Río Canas
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* Rio de Janeiro
* Rio do Sul, a ...
- at 18.0019106 N
* Río Chiquito
Chiquito River ( es, Río Chiquito) is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. This river feeds into Río Portugués in the sector called Parras, about north of the intersection of PR-504 and PR-505. It has its origin in the mou ...
- at 18.0330201 N
* Río Bayagán
Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil.
Rio or Río may also refer to:
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* Rio de Janeiro
* Rio do Sul, a ...
- at 18.0435751 N
Up to 2 km from shore
* Río San Patricio
San Patricio River (Spanish: Río San Patricio) is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is part of the Bucaná River river system via Cerrillos River. San Patricio is one of the 14 rivers in the municipality.
Origin
San P ...
- at 18.1177384 N
* Río Portugués
Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil.
Rio or Río may also refer to:
Geography Brazil
* Rio de Janeiro
* Rio do Sul, a ...
- at 18.1319046 N
* Río Anón
Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil.
Rio or Río may also refer to:
Geography Brazil
* Rio de Janeiro
* Rio do Sul, a ...
- at 18.1319046 N
* Río Cerrillos
Cerrillos River (Spanish: Río Cerrillos) is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Río Cerrillos has its origin in barrio Anón and runs south until it feeds into Bucaná River. Río Cerrillos is commonly known by the locals as ...
- at 18.1319046 N
Up to 3 km from shore
* Río Blanco - at 18.1438485 N
* Río Prieto - at 18.1438485 N
See also
* List of rivers of Puerto Rico
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References
Further reading
* Fay Fowlie de Flores. ''Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada.'' Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 193. Item 993.
* United States. ''Ponce Regional Water Resources Management Study.'' Washington, D.C.: s.n. 1974. (PUCPR)
External links
''Geology and Hydrogeology of the Caribbean Islands Aquifer System of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands: Regional Aquifer-System Analysis.''
ROBERT A. RENKEN, W.C. WARD, I.P. GILL, FERNANDO GÓMEZ-GÓMEZ, JESÚS RODRÍGUEZ-MARTÍNEZ, et al. USGS. Professional Paper 1419. Reston, Virginia. 2002. Accessed 13 November 2019.
USGS Geographic Names Information Service
* USGS Hydrologic Unit Map – Caribbean Region (1974)
''Los Rios.''
Hojas de Nuestro Ambiente. February 2007: P013. Page 2. Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
''Guia de Saltos y Caidas de Agua de Puerto Rico.''
Gobierno de Puerto Rico. Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales. Division del Monitoreo del Plan de Aguas, Secretaria Auxiliar de Planificacion Integral. San Juan, Puerto Rico. Carmen R. Guerrero Pérez, Secretaria Estatal del Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales. Edited by Ivelisse Pérez Rodríguez, Nervalis Medina Echevarría, Aurielee Díaz Conde, and Marianela Torres Rodríguez. 2016. 181 pages
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